Even when you’re not intending to sell your home anytime soon, a fresh and serene exterior is a wonderful thing to come home to every day. From doors, home numbers and porch furnishings to color schemes, landscaping and fundamental repairs, this smorgasbord of thoughts will hopefully inspire several changes on your own home.
Ana Williamson Architect
1. Insert large, daring house numbers. It is really simple to swap out home numbers, and this one thing can create a massive effects. Echo your home style in the amounts you choose — a clean sans serif font for a contemporary home, hand-painted tiles for a cottage, aged copper for a Prairie-style dwelling etc..
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2. Paint front door. A front door which pops can be hugely cheering. Read up on each of the choices in ‘s show on choosing a front-door color.
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3. Add fresh porch furniture. A pair of matching rockers, Adirondack chairs or a comfy glider is a must if you’ve got a front porch that is visible from the street.
4. Replace porch lighting. Try replacing miniature sconces with a large, statement-making pendant light, add recessed lighting under the eaves or install solar lights across the front walk.
Nick Deaver Architect
5. Insert a hot-red accent. Red has such vibrancy; a little goes a lengthy way. Try a bright red seat, planter or mailbox in order to add zing which may be seen from across the street.
Portal Design Inc
6. Do some hardscaping. Built-in concrete planters, a low rock wall or fresh paths are great ways to add structure to your backyard that will endure for several years to come.
Carlos Avila ConE
7. Spruce up the side yard. Camouflage an eyesore with attractive fencing, clear out weeds and lay out a neat path into the backyard.
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EASA Architecture
8. Insert thickness with a weapon. A fence round a home not only adds a welcome border between a busy street and a private space, but in addition, it makes the front yard seem bigger.
CK Architects
9. Replace a lawn with flowers. Dig up a part or all of your front lawn and plant perennials instead for a lush landscape which places your home apart.
10. Fix the driveway and paths. Cement, rock and pavement can all crack and split over time. Repairing or replacing damaged areas can do wonders to freshen up your home’s street view.
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11. Paint the door. The garage takes up a great deal of visual space, so it pays to make sure it looks its best.
12. Refinish the porch floor. If your porch floor has seen better times, then rekindle it by stripping off old layers of paint and finish, and brushing on stain or paint.
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
13. Insert a shiny new door knocker. Gorgeous hardware (plus a shiny paint job) may make even the plainest door seem very elegant.
Kropat Interior Design
14. Try a front door that is unique. A really eye-catching front door can be just the thing to provide a simple exterior a big dose of character. When it’s supersleek and contemporary steel or a superbly detailed Craftsman-style door, it can set the tone for the entire residence.
15. Match plantings for your home style. Permit the pots and plants you choose reflect the style of your home for a cohesive look. Accent a contemporary home with succulents and spiky-leafed plants in simple round baskets, or encircle your cottage with lush beds of flowers.
Abramson Teiger Architects
16. Echo the architecture with paths. Another way to accent the style of your home is by repeating the lines of the architecture from the landscaping and paths surrounding it. Broad, angular paths replicate the geometry of the contemporary home here.
Rasmussen / Su Architects
17. Create curb appeal in town. When you reside in town, it can be hard to personalize your home’s exterior. Use what you’ve got by incorporating neat window planters, shiny black shutters, fantastic lighting and obviously visible house numbers.
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